[ExI] I hate to say it but, I agree with Trump

[John Clark]

On Tue, Sep 1, 2026 at 9:29 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:


> *> The current POTUS has been consistently pro-data center from the
> start.  His political opponents, particularly the more extreme opposition,
> have opposed data centers.*
>

*It's true that Democrats dislike data centers more than Republicans, but
neither side likes them very much, 71% of Democrats oppose data centers,
52% of Republicans do.  *

*>I do not understand why data centers are developing a political
> orientation.*


*I'm not sure why that is, but it's not just data centers, the USA has a
higher percentage of people who are "more concerned than excited" about AI
in general than any other advanced technological country; in the US it's
50%, in Germany and France it's 40%, in Taiwan it's 25%, in South Korea
it's 16%, in China it's only 15%. I think the difference is because people
in the USA dread getting fired from their job more than people in other
countries do because, except for the USA, people in every first world
country know that even if they lose their job they will still be able to
receive very good healthcare, and will get much better unemployment
benefits than people in the USA. *

*John K Clark  *
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